Hi Doloras, A non-associator in Pa. was someone who didn't serve in the revolution but rather paid a fine rather than serve. The fine was used to pay someone else to serve for them. Non-associators were ususally members of a peach church, Quakers if they were English, Mennonite or Church of the Brethren if they were German. Quakers were disowned if they served but sometimes Mennonites and Church of the Brethren (Dunkard) would serve later. A big factor in their decision as to serve or not serve depended on their Bishop and his attitude toward war. I know in Conestoga Township, Lancaster County there was a lot of resistance to serving until the Mennonite bishops decided to take a less stern approach. For more information on serving in the Revolution in Pa. see the web page of the Conestoga Area Historical Society at http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacahs/index.htm follow the menus to the article on Background information on Serving in the Revolution. Jim Doloras B. Bergmark wrote: > > I am researching Christian William Fritz (Fritts, Fretz) who was a Non > associator of New Hanover township, Philadelphia County, PA. > What is a non associator? > Where would they have fought? > Thank you > > Doloras B. Bergmark > dorordon@infi.net > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Conestoga Area Historical Society Web Page =-= Stokes Family Web Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacahs/index.htm =-= http://home.supernet.com/~jlstokes =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-